Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied's marriage has come to an end after more than a decade, The Times has confirmed.
People reported Friday that the “May Dec” star, who has reportedly been separated from Millepied for months, quietly filed for divorce from the director and choreographer in July and has now finalized the split. The Oscar winner filed for divorce in Paris, where they live with her two children, Aleph, 12, and Amalia, 7, The Times confirmed.
Portman's representatives declined to comment further Friday, and Millepied's representatives did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Portman, 42, and Millepied, 46, met on the set of Darren Aronofsky's 2010 film “Black Swan.” Millepied, a former principal dancer with the New York City Ballet, served as choreographer and consultant.
Shortly after meeting, the Oscar winner and the LA Dance Project co-founder announced they were engaged and expecting a baby together. The couple welcomed Aleph in 2011.
The “Black Swan” collaborators married in August 2012 in a private ceremony in Big Sur.
The separation comes amid cheating rumors that have dogged the couple since last May, when French outlet Voici claimed that the “Dune: Part Two” choreographer had an extramarital affair. A source told People in June that the affair was “short-lived and over” and that Millepied called it “a huge mistake.”
However, dealing with the attack was “initially very difficult” for Portman, but friends rallied around the “Thor: Love and Thunder” star and helped her get through the worst, a friend of the couple told the magazine on Friday.
“Natalie is coming out of a really hard and painful year, but she has come out stronger and is finding joy in her family, her friends and her work,” the friend said.
While neither of them have spoken publicly about the cheating allegations or subsequent split rumors, Portman confronted the narratives swirling around them in a February interview with Vanity Fair. However, she responded by saying: “It's terrible and I have no desire to contribute to it.”
The co-owner of the Angel City FC soccer team is said to be prioritizing her children during the split and is working on several projects, including Guy Ritchie's film “Fountain of Youth” and her limited TV series “Lady in the Lake.” “.
